My Insides Still Turn Over

I Don't Believe In Writer's Block. There Are Good Days When You're Writing And Less Good Days. I've Learned That If It's Not Happening To Walk Away And Return Later. I Doodle A Lot And Often Get My Best Ideas With A Pencil In My Hand While I'm Doodling. The Problem Is, Sometimes I Lose My Doodles And That's Bad!

Having The Freedom To Read And The Freedom To Choose Is One Of The Best Gifts My Parents Ever Gave Me.

I Think People Who Write For Kids, We Have That Ability To Go Back Into Our Own Lives.

A Lot Of People Worry Much Too Much About What Their Children Are Reading... If A Child Picks Up A Book And Reads Something She Has A Question About, If She Can Go To Her Parents, Great. Or Else They Will Read Right Over It. It Won't Mean A Thing. They Are Very Good, I Think, At Monitoring What Makes Them Feel Uncomfortable. If Something Makes Them Feel Uncomfortable They Will Put It Down.

In A New York Post Interview, Judy Blume, Author Of Young-adult Fiction, Gave This Advice On Getting Your Kids To Read: "moms Come Up To Me At Book Signings And Describe How They're Telling Their Daughters, 'these Were My Favorite Books,'?" She Says. "i Say, 'quit It! That's The Biggest Turnoff!'"you Want To Get Them To Read Them, Leave Them Around The House And Every So Often, Say, 'you're Not Ready To Read This Yet.'